PTI February 2014 Blog Hop

It's time for another PTI Blog Hop! I just love the color palette offered by by Nichole this month. I was drawn to the lavender and green, one of my favorite color combinations. I did rediscover our desperate need for some felt in New Leaf. Fingers crossed we will see this from PTI soon!

Supplies:

PTI Stamps: Tags for Spring, Life

Cardstock: Gina K Lovely Lavender, PTI New Leaf, SS White

Limitless Label dies, PDP#2 Flower Die: PTI

Pattern Paper, Ribbon, Felt, Dye Ink:  PTI

Lavender Ink: Heliotrope, Colorbox

#2 PTI Anniversary Submission

Another color combo/layout combo based on these sketches from Papertrey Ink 7th Anniversary Celebration: 

I just love this Owl set from Melissa Bickford. And I am totally channeling Laua Bassen in using bold colors and more white space than I normally leave. Not sure what was going on with my camera and lighting - that top stripe really is Hibiscus Burst, not the orange color as it appears on my computer.

Supplies:

Stamps: PTI: Polka Dot Parade #11; Boutique Borders: Love

Dies: Polka Dot Parade #11, Boutique Borders Friend, Rick-Rack border die

Ink: PTI, Colorbox

#1 PTI Anniversary Submission

I have a couple submissions ready for the PTI 7 Year Anniversary Celebration.  Nichole Heady issued this challenge on Day One, with seven color combos and 7 layouts. My goal is to tackle each sketch, but crafting time is not on my side this week, so will continue to do what I can to meet this challenge. Using a new Tim Holtz Splatters stencil, I applied a new technique I learned in the recent Online Card Class: Stenciled.

Supplies:

Stamps: Papertrey Ink Doodlie-Do; Fillable Frames #5

Card stock, White Filigree powder, Ink: All PTI

Circle Die: Spellbinders

Stencil: Tim Holtz Splatters

Valentine's Day

I made several different cards for Valentine's this year - but mailed all of them out before photographing, except this one. I "cased" a similar card from Heather Campbell on the Avery Elle blog but used The Sweet Life stamps from Papertrey Ink for my roses. I really like how this turned out and will be using a lot more vellum in the future.

SUPPLIES:

Stamps: PTI: The Sweet Life; Savvy Stamps: Happy Valentine's Day

Dies: Avery Elle: Love; Border: PTI; Small Hearts: Simon Says Stamp

Card stock, Vellum, twine and Ink: Papertrey Ink

Online Card Class - Stenciled - Day 4

I tried a lot of different inking techniques with stencils, and by far my favorite result is this card on which I used Radiant Pearls. These inks were the first produced by Angelwings, and are no longer available. (Twinkling H2O's replaced them.) These are my favorite because they are so forgiving and blend effortlessly! I have about a hundred small jars and was happy to pull them out for this class.

 This is what is beneath the vellum. You have see this IRL to appreciate the glisten of these Radiant Pearls.

Supplies: 

Radiant Pearls

Card stock and Vellum - Papertrey Ink

Stencil - Hero Arts Large Lotus Pattern

Stamps: Little Yellow Bicycle - Friends

Sequins from Pretty Pink Posh

Online Card Class - Stenciled - Day Three - Texture and Dimension with Pastes

Online Card Class Day three was all about using embossing pastes with stencils. By far my favorite technique to use with stencils. Over the years I have acquired many brass stencils and pastes, and am happy to see them making a comeback!

Stencil: Memory Box Texture Diamond

Embossing Paste: Dreamweaver Metallic Gold

Stamp: Say What - Family set

Card stock - Papertrey Ink

Online Card Class - Stenciled - Day One - Inking and Misting

Finally have a few cards completed for the recent Stenciled Online Card Class. Very informative and well worth there $10 price!

Day One videos inspired us to use inks and spray mists with stencils. I tried several techniques, this one uses patterned paper and a resist technique as demo'd by Laura Bassen.

Supplies used:

Stencil: TCW Echoes

Papertrey: Stampers Select White card stock and vellum; Autumn Rose ink

Versamark Ink

Stamp from PTI Think Big Favorites #2

Basic Grey Knee Hi's patterned paper

Butterfly die from Memory Box

Sequins from Pretty Pink Posh